Canadian horror author Jae Mazer weaves a tale of a survivor of domestic abuse into a terrifying legend of the Alberta prairies. Opening chapters are rich in scary yet smart prose. (Full disclosure: I know her & she is very smart and very cool.) #startsstrong #horror #readwomen
Not too shabby for having to work against client tax deadlines in January AND deal with vertigo attack the last week-ish. 🤷♀️
#JanuaryWrapUp #JanuaryReads #JanuaryStats
Total Reads: 8
By Women Authors: 7
BY WOC Authors: 4
LGBTQ+ Reads: 2
Non-Fiction: 1
#ReadWomen: 2/24 #WIT #WomenInTranslation
#IntoTheForest: 0/12
#LitsyAtoZ: 3/26 title ; 3/26 WOC authors and Indigenous women authors
#2020 #JanuaryReads #ReadingGoals = 10 books
Here's my plan for January.
Now, as is the case with most plans, it's flexible to allow for group reads yet to be announced on Goodreads #IntoTheForest and #ReadWomen as well as to allow for #moodreading and/or library holds coming in sooner than expected.
Not sure if I'll read #ComeTumblingDown as soon as it's in my hands or if I'll save it till February... decisions, decisions. 🤓
#2020 #ReadingGoals
53 books = #2020 #ReadingChallenge ; at least one book per week, though I'll likely end up between 75-100
90% of total books read = #ReadWomen ; e.g., 48 of 53
90% of total books by women = #DiverseReads #DiverseBooks by women of color authors and/or Indigenous women authors and/or LGBTQ reads ; e.g., 43 of 48
12 books = #IntoTheForest group challenge on Goodreads
26 books = #LitsyAtoZ
Things that make me happy: a Syrian male author translated by an independent female translator; a female Catalan author translated by a woman; and a female Pakistani author (untranslated -- her secondary education was at English-speaking institutions). All library finds. #supportlibraries #readwomen #readaroundtheworld #readintranslation #womenintranslation
pickBeautifully written and conveyed. Real and sweet and sad, as all life is. An authentic look at a family and community over time. #ownvoices #readwomen
pickReally fun book! I enjoyed the characters, futuristic setting, and the completely nonchalant presentation of queer folks. Also loved Jess. #queerbooks #readwomen Fantastic book for pre-teens, teens, and adults.
